Maternal Health

By: Sarah Blake, MHTF consultant As we noted last week, PLOS Medicine launched a new collection on May 7, Measuring Coverage in Maternal, Newborn and Child Health.The collection compiles evidence related to tools and indicators for…

By: Sarah Blake, MHTF consultant Surviving the First Day, this year’s edition of Save the Children’s annual State of the World’s Mothers report is now available. As in past years, this edition features an updated version of the Mothers’ Index, a…

By: Sarah Blake, MHTF consultant The International Day of the Midwife was marked yesterday, May 5. The International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) hosted the Virtual Day of the Midwife, a 24-hour series of presentations to mark the date. Midwives,…

By: Sarah Blake, MHTF consultant The Lancet and the M8 Alliance of Academic Health Centres, Universities and National Academies are now accepting submissions of abstracts for presentation at its upcoming 5th World Health Summit as part of the competitive…

By: Sarah Blake, MHTF consultant In an editorial published this week in PLOS Medicine, the editors discuss the critical need for improved health information, particularly clear, accessible reference materials that enable health care providers to put the…

By: Sarah Blake, MHTF consultant To mark the launch of its latest research collection, on May 7, PLOS Medicine is holding the event “Can We Do Better? Measuring Maternal, Newborn and Child Health,” at the National Press Club in Washington, DC from…

By: Sarah Blake, MHTF consultant The latest in the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Knowledge Summary series highlights the potential for integration of immunization services with other reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health.…

By: Sarah Blake, MHTF consultant Registration is now open for the May 8 webinar, “Misoprostol for Postpartum Hemorrhage: Advocacy, Approval, Access.” The webinar will be hosted by Family Care International, Gynuity Health…

By: Charity Ndwiga, Program Officer, Population Council Women deserve to receive high-quality care and support during pregnancy and childbirth, which can be times of intense vulnerability for them. When women give birth with the assistance of skilled…

By: Ann Starrs, President and Co-Founder, Family Care International; Beverly Winikoff, President, Gynuity Health Projects While support for the use of misoprostol to prevent postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) has been growing steadily, governments, donors, and…